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Re: The Book of Vermin (Initial Playtest)
NAME OF THE PLAYTEST UNIT: Vermin
Army Test
Map: Flat map with a lake to one side, a forest on the other, two Small Houses in the center.
Units: Vermin[150], Rat Swarm(x16)[160], Starlord[250], Archangel[260] & Punisher[180] vs Fantastic 4{1000 each}.
Power Summary:
Normal Damage: 0
Rat Swarm Control: Damage by Rat Swarms: (Plague: 5)(Normal: 1)
Adrenaline 4: not used.
Spoiler Alert!
(summary of the game).
R1: Vermin hangs back in the SZ and sends out some Rats.
HT and Reed move.
Starlord moves to the corner of a house.
Sue, Thing & Reed gather near HT behind a house, the lake to their back.
Archangel zooms ahead of the Rats.
Reed(FL1) stays put.
R2: Rats move up from SZ, crowding both corners of the closest house.
F4 continue to slow roll.
Vermin moves up and the Rats charge in, miss Reed(P15), miss
Thing(P20,7)wounds Reed, miss Sue(P11,16,16).wounds Thing & Sue.
Sue moves, KOs Rat(AA, 20,7,5, wThing), HT moves, KOs Rat(AA, 18, 10,4,10, wHT), freeing Thing to move forward and 2w ArchAngel(AA, 20,11, 5,8, w HT), Reed misses AA(AA, 20,18,4, 19, wHT, wReed, wThing).
Vermin heads around a house to get LoS on a Rat who charges into the middle of the F4&AA(P12,8,10,10,4)miss Sue, Rat moves(P8,2,18,1,12, wThing)miss HT, Rat moves(P2,17,1,9,14,wSue)miss Vermin.
Thing 3w AA(AA,3,15,9,17, wThing), HT takes a swipe, KOs AA & 2Rats(FO7,11,15), SuperNovaSA(4skulls, 4w Vermin3w Punisher, KOs 7 Rats.), Reed misses Vermin(1skull).
R3: (FL3)Reed KOs Vermin(3skulls, OM1).
(FL4) Thing 2w Starlord, Reed KOs Punisher(OM2).
Thing KOs Starlord, Sue moves in, KOs Rat.
Rat(P6,13)KOs HT.
R4: Rat (P15,1,15)miss Sue.
F4 KO 3 RaTS.
Rat(P18,10, KO Thing)2w Sue.
F4 KO 2Rats. Rat(P5)KOs Sue.
Reed KOs Rat.
The Fantastic 4 had the tools to deal with the Rats who did well even after their leader Vermin was destroyed. The rest of the army did little.
Who won? List figures remaining in the winning army (include life remaining for heroes): Mr. Fantastic 2/5 wounds.
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Army Test
Map: Flat map with a lake to one side, a forest on the other, two Small Houses in the center.
Units: Vermin[150], Rat Swarms(x13)[130], Invisible Woman[215] & Angel[90]{585} vs. Luke Cage[190], Shang-Chi[230] & Swordsman[160]{580}.
Power Summary:
Normal Damage: 1 vs. Swordsman
Rat Swarm Control: Damage by Rat Swarms: (Plague: 7)(Normal: 3)
Adrenaline 4: Two attacks at +2. A few Moves enhanced.
Spoiler Alert!
(summary of the game).
R1: Shangi-Chi and Luke Cage move.
Vermin and Rats move.
S-C KOs 2Rats & LC moves.
Angel(with Sue) flies in wounds S-C.
S-C misses Sue(Angel GC Sue), LC moves, misses Vermin(2skulls).
Vermin sends in the Rats, (P1,3)wound LC, (P17,18, wS-C&LC),miss LC,(P6,2)wound LC.
R2: S-C wSue, LC 2w Vermin(3skulls vs. 7d).
Vermin chills, Rats(P10,8)miss LC,(P9,14)miss LC(P12,11).
S-C misses Sue, LC misses Vermin(2skulls, 7d).
Vermin relaxes, Rats(P16,20, wS-C&LC)KOs LC(4th 2skull attack on LC)(KOs OM3).
R3: Vermin waits, Rats(P8,6,1)all three are afraid to attack S-C who 3w Sue.
Vermin gets his claws dirty(almost) and misses S-C(2skulls, 4a).
S-C KOs Sue.
Vermin gets nervous, Rats(P8,14,19, wS-C)no attacks.
S-C KOs 3Rats.
R4: Vermin waits, Rats (P11,19, KO S-C).
Swordsman moves.
Vermin and Rats move.
S moves, KOs Rat.
Vermin retreats, Rats(P18,wSwordsman)S KOs Rat(Counterstrike).
S KOs Rat.
R5: S misses Vermin with 5 attacks.
Vermin avoids a swipe and scurries away by Angel and sends in the Rats(P6,6)no attacks.
S KOs 2Rats.
Vermin waits, Rats(P14,4)no attack.
S KOs last 2 Rats.
Vermin, enraged his friends are dead bounds in and wounds S(4skulls). S misses V with 3attacks(4,1,0skulls).
R6: S KOs Vermin with 3attacks(3,2,2skulls).
S wounds Angel.
A w S.
R7: S KOs Angel
The Rats really shined here but showed another weakness and that is counter-attack, although they are still formidable with just Plague.
Who won? List figures remaining in the winning army (include life remaining for heroes): Swordsman 3/4 wounds.
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Map: Flat map with a lake to one side, a forest on the other, two Small Houses in the center.
Units: Vermin[150], Rat Swarms(x12)[120], Cyclops[190], Jean Grey[180] & Blob[165]{805} vs. Wrecking Crew{800}.
Power Summary:
Normal Damage: 0
Rat Swarm Control: Damage by Rat Swarms: (Plague: 7)(Normal: 1)
Adrenaline 4: not used
Spoiler Alert!
(summary of the game).
R1: BullDozer moves[WC18], Wrecker moves[WC16], ThunderBall moves[WC5].
Blob & Jean move.
PileDriver moves through a Small House, joining the Crew[WC5].
Vermin and Rats move behind the mutants.
ThunderBall engages Blob next to the front door of the Small House(a strategic location as no figure can be placed in the front doorway), misses terribly[WC5].
Vermin and Rats move[P17,6]wounds TB, miss Blob, attack misses TB.
R2: BD charges, misses Blob[WC18], Wrecker moves, KOs Rat[WC17+3]PD moves, KOs Rat[WC2+3].
Vermin & Rats move[P5].
BD misses Jean[WC4].
Blob steps forward(engaged with BD,TB&W), Jean misses.
TB misses[WC1].
Vermin chills, Rats move[P 18, 15, 16, 11, wBD&TB], miss,{P19,17,5,8,wBD&Blob], miss,[P15,7,2,10]miss.
R3: PD KOs 2Rats[WC15+3], TB KOs Rat[WC17+3], PD 3wounds Vermin(3skulls), PD wounds Vermin(3skulls)[WC13].
Vermin smiles, Rats move[P13], miss,[P17,wPD], wPD, [p18,wPD].
PD KOs Rat, misses Vermin(2skulls)[WC16+3], Wrecker misses[WC14], PD misses Vermin(1skull)[WC8].
Vermin waits, Rats[P11,2,6]miss, [P10,7,,7,2]miss, [P10,6,15,1]miss.
TB KOs Rat[WC15+3], PD KOs Rat, KOs Vermin(3skulls)[WC7+3].
Blob chills, Jean misses BD.
R4: PD KOs Rat[Wc4+3].
Blob nada, Jean throws BD(1wound), misses.
PD KOs 2Rats[WC10+3].
Blob nope, Jean misses.
Wrecker misses[WC11], PD 2w Cyc, KOs Cyclops(OM3),[WC11+3], BD w Blob[WC17], PD misses.
R5: PD misses[WC14], Wrecker w Jean[WC4].
Blob KOs PD(OM2). Blob KOs BD.
Wrecker 2w Jean[Wc2].
Blob misses.
R6: W miss[WC10], TB miss[WC17], W KOs Jean[WC6+3].
Blob 2w TB.
TB miss[WC12].
Blob KOs TB.
W miss.
Blob w W.
R7: W miss.
B KOs W.
The Wrecking Crew was a strong choice vs. Vermin as they could get their +3 to their d20 roll by killing a Rat. Unfortunately they had no answer for Blob who cleaned their clocks.
Who won? List figures remaining in the winning army (include life remaining for heroes): Blob 2/6 wounds.
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THOUGHTS ON THE TESTED UNIT'S COST, BALANCE, & DRAFTABILITY: After 4 or 5 Heavy Hitter tests(Vermin & Rat Swarms(x5) vs 200) I was worried he was a bit broken as he dominated those battles. However against armies he feels much better. I can still see where the Rats will give some armies fits but that is true already.
The dangerous aspect is the multiple Plague rolls. It is possible to get an incredible number of rolls but that is dependent on the match-up and is still a reasonable 16+.
It is certainly a different play style, closer to the Walking Dead than anything else I have played recently as I rarely play with so many figures.
I think he will be OK at or around 150 but more testing will tell for sure.
GENERAL THOUGHTS ON THE TESTED UNIT: Fun design here. I really like these type of designs that create synergy with lower cost options. I think there are a few more angles that need to be tested to feel safe but I like where he is so far.
Very cool to see this one go through the process.
A cloud can change its semblance, yet retain its will
With the intimacy of destruction, One knows what it is to be alive
The empty sky holds no reflection, for sorrow - Eslo Rudkey
Last edited by Tornado; March 3rd, 2016 at 08:30 PM.
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